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What is 3t - 8 = 8t + 12 ​

User NValchev
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Answer:

-5

Explanation:

3t-8=8t+12

add 8 to both sides

3t=8t+20

subtract 8t from both sides

-5t=20

divide by -5 on both sides

t= -5

User Genba
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So you want to get t onto the right side so what you would do is subtract 8t from each side and add 8 to each side

-5t=20

Divide each side by -5

t= -4
User Florian Braun
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